mercurous chloride

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. calomel.

mercurous chloride

noun

1. a white tasteless insoluble powder used as a fungicide and formerly as a medical antiseptic, cathartic, and diuretic. Formula: Hg 2 Cl 2 Systematic namemercury(I) chloride Also calledcalomel

Word History and Origins

Origin of mercurous chloride¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

The necessary amounts of Lithium and Mercurous Chloride are then intimately mixed and made into solution.

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Like mercurous chloride it is a white solid, but differs from it in that it is soluble in water.

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How could you distinguish between mercurous chloride and mercuric chloride?

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Now, several substances will color this white mercurous chloride black.

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The molecular weight of mercurous chloride has given occasion for much discussion.

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